Members

The members of System.Xml.XmlReader are listed below.

Protected Constructors

XmlReader()

Initializes a new instance of the XmlReader class.

Public Properties

[read-only] abstract	AttributeCount	int. When overridden in a derived class, gets the number of attributes on the current node.
[read-only] abstract	BaseURI	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the base URI of the current node.
[read-only]	CanReadBinaryContent	bool. Gets a value indicating whether the System.Xml.XmlReader implements the binary content read methods.
[read-only]	CanReadValueChunk	bool. Gets a value indicating whether the System.Xml.XmlReader implements the XmlReader.ReadValueChunk(Char[], int, int) method.
[read-only]	CanResolveEntity	bool. Gets a value indicating whether this reader can parse and resolve entities.
[read-only] abstract	Depth	int. When overridden in a derived class, gets the depth of the current node in the XML document.
[read-only] abstract	EOF	bool. When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the reader is positioned at the end of the stream.
[read-only]	HasAttributes	bool. Gets a value indicating whether the current node has any attributes.
[read-only]	HasValue	bool. When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current node can have a XmlReader.Value.
[read-only]	IsDefault	bool. When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current node is an attribute that was generated from the default value defined in the DTD or schema.
[read-only] abstract	IsEmptyElement	bool. When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current node is an empty element (for example, <MyElement/>).
[read-only] default property	Item(int)	string. Retrieves the value of the attribute with the specified index relative to the containing element.
[read-only] default property	Item(string)	string. Retrieves the value of the attribute with the specified qualified name.
[read-only] default property	Item(string, string)	string. Retrieves the value of the attribute with the specified local name and namespace URI.
[read-only] abstract	LocalName	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the local name of the current node.
[read-only]	Name	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the qualified name of the current node.
[read-only] abstract	NamespaceURI	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the namespace URI (as defined in the W3C Namespace specification) of the node on which the reader is positioned.
[read-only] abstract	NameTable	XmlNameTable. When overridden in a derived class, gets the System.Xml.XmlNameTable associated with this implementation.
[read-only] abstract	NodeType	XmlNodeType. When overridden in a derived class, gets the type of the current node.
[read-only] abstract	Prefix	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the namespace prefix associated with the current node.
[read-only]	QuoteChar	char. When overridden in a derived class, gets the quotation mark character used to enclose the value of an attribute node.
[read-only] abstract	ReadState	ReadState. When overridden in a derived class, gets the state of the reader.
[read-only]	SchemaInfo	System.Xml.Schema.IXmlSchemaInfo. Gets the schema information that has been assigned to the current node as a result of schema validation.
[read-only]	Settings	XmlReaderSettings. Gets the System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings object used to create this System.Xml.XmlReader instance.
[read-only] abstract	Value	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the text value of the current node.
[read-only]	ValueType	Type. Gets The Common Language Runtime (CLR) type for the current node.
[read-only]	XmlLang	string. When overridden in a derived class, gets the current xml:lang scope.
[read-only]	XmlSpace	XmlSpace. When overridden in a derived class, gets the current xml:space scope.

Public Methods

	Close() When overridden in a derived class, changes the XmlReader.ReadState to Closed.
static	Create(System.IO.Stream) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified stream.
static	Create(System.IO.TextReader) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance with the specified System.IO.TextReader.
static	Create(string) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance with specified URI.
static	Create(System.IO.Stream, XmlReaderSettings) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance with the specified stream and System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings object.
static	Create(System.IO.TextReader, XmlReaderSettings) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified System.IO.TextReader and System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings objects.
static	Create(string, XmlReaderSettings) : XmlReader Creates a new instance with the specified URI and System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings.
static	Create(XmlReader, XmlReaderSettings) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance with the specified System.Xml.XmlReader and System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings objects.
static	Create(System.IO.Stream, XmlReaderSettings, string) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified stream, base URI, and System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings object.
static	Create(System.IO.Stream, XmlReaderSettings, XmlParserContext) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified stream, System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings, and System.Xml.XmlParserContext objects.
static	Create(System.IO.TextReader, XmlReaderSettings, string) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified System.IO.TextReader, System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings, and base URI.
static	Create(System.IO.TextReader, XmlReaderSettings, XmlParserContext) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified System.IO.TextReader, System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings, and System.Xml.XmlParserContext objects.
static	Create(string, XmlReaderSettings, XmlParserContext) : XmlReader Creates a new System.Xml.XmlReader instance using the specified URI, System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings, and System.Xml.XmlParserContext objects.
	Dispose() Releases all resources used by the current instance of the System.Xml.XmlReader class.
abstract	GetAttribute(int) : string When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the attribute with the specified index.
abstract	GetAttribute(string) : string When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the attribute with the specified XmlReader.Name.
abstract	GetAttribute(string, string) : string When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the attribute with the specified XmlReader.LocalName and XmlReader.NamespaceURI.
	GetValueAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string> Asynchronously gets the value of the current node.
static	IsName(string) : bool Returns a value indicating whether the string argument is a valid XML name.
static	IsNameToken(string) : bool Returns a value indicating whether or not the string argument is a valid XML name token.
	IsStartElement() : bool Calls XmlReader.MoveToContent and tests if the current content node is a start tag or empty element tag.
	IsStartElement(string) : bool Calls XmlReader.MoveToContent and tests if the current content node is a start tag or empty element tag and if the XmlReader.Name property of the element found matches the given argument.
	IsStartElement(string, string) : bool Calls XmlReader.MoveToContent and tests if the current content node is a start tag or empty element tag and if the XmlReader.LocalName and XmlReader.NamespaceURI properties of the element found match the given strings.
abstract	LookupNamespace(string) : string When overridden in a derived class, resolves a namespace prefix in the current element's scope.
	MoveToAttribute(int) When overridden in a derived class, moves to the attribute with the specified index.
abstract	MoveToAttribute(string) : bool When overridden in a derived class, moves to the attribute with the specified XmlReader.Name.
abstract	MoveToAttribute(string, string) : bool When overridden in a derived class, moves to the attribute with the specified XmlReader.LocalName and XmlReader.NamespaceURI.
	MoveToContent() : XmlNodeType Checks whether the current node is a content (non-white space text, CDATA, Element, EndElement, EntityReference, or EndEntity) node. If the node is not a content node, the reader skips ahead to the next content node or end of file. It skips over nodes of the following type: ProcessingInstruction, DocumentType, Comment, Whitespace, or SignificantWhitespace.
	MoveToContentAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<XmlNodeType> Asynchronously checks whether the current node is a content node. If the node is not a content node, the reader skips ahead to the next content node or end of file.
abstract	MoveToElement() : bool When overridden in a derived class, moves to the element that contains the current attribute node.
abstract	MoveToFirstAttribute() : bool When overridden in a derived class, moves to the first attribute.
abstract	MoveToNextAttribute() : bool When overridden in a derived class, moves to the next attribute.
abstract	Read() : bool When overridden in a derived class, reads the next node from the stream.
	ReadAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<bool> Asynchronously reads the next node from the stream.
abstract	ReadAttributeValue() : bool When overridden in a derived class, parses the attribute value into one or more Text, EntityReference, or EndEntity nodes.
	ReadContentAs(Type, IXmlNamespaceResolver) : object Reads the content as an object of the type specified.
	ReadContentAsAsync(Type, IXmlNamespaceResolver) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<object> Asynchronously reads the content as an object of the type specified.
	ReadContentAsBase64(byte[], int, int) : int Reads the content and returns the Base64 decoded binary bytes.
	ReadContentAsBase64Async(byte[], int, int) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<int> Asynchronously reads the content and returns the Base64 decoded binary bytes.
	ReadContentAsBinHex(byte[], int, int) : int Reads the content and returns the BinHex decoded binary bytes.
	ReadContentAsBinHexAsync(byte[], int, int) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<int> Asynchronously reads the content and returns the BinHex decoded binary bytes.
	ReadContentAsBoolean() : bool Reads the text content at the current position as a Boolean.
	ReadContentAsDateTime() : DateTime Reads the text content at the current position as a DateTime object.
	ReadContentAsDateTimeOffset() : DateTimeOffset Reads the text content at the current position as a DateTimeOffset object.
	ReadContentAsDecimal() : decimal Reads the text content at the current position as a decimal object.
	ReadContentAsDouble() : double Reads the text content at the current position as a double-precision floating-point number.
	ReadContentAsFloat() : float Reads the text content at the current position as a single-precision floating point number.
	ReadContentAsInt() : int Reads the text content at the current position as a 32-bit signed integer.
	ReadContentAsLong() : long Reads the text content at the current position as a 64-bit signed integer.
	ReadContentAsObject() : object Reads the text content at the current position as an object.
	ReadContentAsObjectAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<object> Asynchronously reads the text content at the current position as an object.
	ReadContentAsString() : string Reads the text content at the current position as a string object.
	ReadContentAsStringAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string> Asynchronously reads the text content at the current position as a string object.
	ReadElementContentAs(Type, IXmlNamespaceResolver) : object Reads the element content as the requested type.
	ReadElementContentAs(Type, IXmlNamespaceResolver, string, string) : object Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the element content as the requested type.
	ReadElementContentAsAsync(Type, IXmlNamespaceResolver) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<object> Asynchronously reads the element content as the requested type.
	ReadElementContentAsBase64(byte[], int, int) : int Reads the element and decodes the Base64 content.
	ReadElementContentAsBase64Async(byte[], int, int) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<int> Asynchronously reads the element and decodes the Base64 content.
	ReadElementContentAsBinHex(byte[], int, int) : int Reads the element and decodes the BinHex content.
	ReadElementContentAsBinHexAsync(byte[], int, int) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<int> Asynchronously reads the element and decodes the BinHex content.
	ReadElementContentAsBoolean() : bool Reads the current element and returns the contents as a bool object.
	ReadElementContentAsBoolean(string, string) : bool Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a bool object.
	ReadElementContentAsDateTime() : DateTime Reads the current element and returns the contents as a DateTime object.
	ReadElementContentAsDateTime(string, string) : DateTime Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a DateTime object.
	ReadElementContentAsDecimal() : decimal Reads the current element and returns the contents as a decimal object.
	ReadElementContentAsDecimal(string, string) : decimal Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a decimal object.
	ReadElementContentAsDouble() : double Reads the current element and returns the contents as a double-precision floating-point number.
	ReadElementContentAsDouble(string, string) : double Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a double-precision floating-point number.
	ReadElementContentAsFloat() : float Reads the current element and returns the contents as single-precision floating-point number.
	ReadElementContentAsFloat(string, string) : float Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a single-precision floating-point number.
	ReadElementContentAsInt() : int Reads the current element and returns the contents as a 32-bit signed integer.
	ReadElementContentAsInt(string, string) : int Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a 32-bit signed integer.
	ReadElementContentAsLong() : long Reads the current element and returns the contents as a 64-bit signed integer.
	ReadElementContentAsLong(string, string) : long Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a 64-bit signed integer.
	ReadElementContentAsObject() : object Reads the current element and returns the contents as an object.
	ReadElementContentAsObject(string, string) : object Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as an object.
	ReadElementContentAsObjectAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<object> Asynchronously reads the current element and returns the contents as an object.
	ReadElementContentAsString() : string Reads the current element and returns the contents as a string object.
	ReadElementContentAsString(string, string) : string Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as a string object.
	ReadElementContentAsStringAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string> Asynchronously reads the current element and returns the contents as a string object.
	ReadElementString() : string Reads a text-only element.
	ReadElementString(string) : string Checks that the XmlReader.Name property of the element found matches the given string before reading a text-only element.
	ReadElementString(string, string) : string Checks that the XmlReader.LocalName and XmlReader.NamespaceURI properties of the element found matches the given strings before reading a text-only element.
	ReadEndElement() Checks that the current content node is an end tag and advances the reader to the next node.
	ReadInnerXml() : string When overridden in a derived class, reads all the content, including markup, as a string.
	ReadInnerXmlAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string> Asynchronously reads all the content, including markup, as a string.
	ReadOuterXml() : string When overridden in a derived class, reads the content, including markup, representing this node and all its children.
	ReadOuterXmlAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string> Asynchronously reads the content, including markup, representing this node and all its children.
	ReadStartElement() Checks that the current node is an element and advances the reader to the next node.
	ReadStartElement(string) Checks that the current content node is an element with the given XmlReader.Name and advances the reader to the next node.
	ReadStartElement(string, string) Checks that the current content node is an element with the given XmlReader.LocalName and XmlReader.NamespaceURI and advances the reader to the next node.
	ReadString() : string When overridden in a derived class, reads the contents of an element or text node as a string.
	ReadSubtree() : XmlReader Returns a new XmlReader instance that can be used to read the current node, and all its descendants.
	ReadToDescendant(string) : bool Advances the System.Xml.XmlReader to the next descendant element with the specified qualified name.
	ReadToDescendant(string, string) : bool Advances the System.Xml.XmlReader to the next descendant element with the specified local name and namespace URI.
	ReadToFollowing(string) : bool Reads until an element with the specified qualified name is found.
	ReadToFollowing(string, string) : bool Reads until an element with the specified local name and namespace URI is found.
	ReadToNextSibling(string) : bool Advances the XmlReader to the next sibling element with the specified qualified name.
	ReadToNextSibling(string, string) : bool Advances the XmlReader to the next sibling element with the specified local name and namespace URI.
	ReadValueChunk(char[], int, int) : int Reads large streams of text embedded in an XML document.
	ReadValueChunkAsync(char[], int, int) : System.Threading.Tasks.Task<int> Asynchronously reads large streams of text embedded in an XML document.
abstract	ResolveEntity() When overridden in a derived class, resolves the entity reference for EntityReference nodes.
	Skip() Skips the children of the current node.
	SkipAsync() : System.Threading.Tasks.Task Asynchronously skips the children of the current node.

Protected Methods

Dispose(bool)

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the System.Xml.XmlReader and optionally releases the managed resources.

Explicitly Implemented Interface Members

IDisposable.Dispose

For a description of this member, see IDisposable.Dispose.